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Agence France-Presse

Authorities on the Spanish island of Gran Canaria were set to evacuate more residents on Saturday as a forest fire broke out just days after another blaze raged in the same area.
Earlier in the evening, the island council said it had evacuated the Cross of Tejeda, a mountain pass popular for its spectacular views in the centre of Gran Canaria, and a nearby luxury hotel.

Later, it added that the centre of the nearby village of Tejeda and several other adjacent districts would also be evacuated.
It was unclear how many people this would involve, but Tejeda has a population of just under 2,000.
The council added it was blocking off roads near the blaze.
“Leave the area,” it warned in capital letters.
The blaze comes just five days after firefighters managed to contain a fire in the same area of the Canary Islands archipelago that had sparked the evacuation of hundreds of people.

At the time, emergency services had warned that strong gusts of wind and an impending heatwave could fan the remaining embers into another fire.
Firefighters in Gran Canaria said helicopters had been sent to the zone.
In a statement, they said the blaze “doesn’t look good at all with this temperature, winds and low humidity”.
Water-dropping planes were not readily available as they had gone back to mainland Spain, over 1,000km away, they added.
One of these planes is now en route back to Gran Canaria, air traffic controllers said on their Twitter account.


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Residents observe the forest fire in the village of Valleseco, Gran Canaria island. Photo: EPA-EFE

epa07778564 Several firefighters look at a forest fire broke up in the village of Valleseco, Gran Canaria island, Spain, 17 August 2019. A total of seven helicopter and several firefighting units work to extinguish the fire. The island is on orange alert for hot temperatures reaching up to 37 Celsius degrees. EPA-EFE/Angel Medina G.

epa07778563 Several firefighters are deployed to fight a forest fire broke up in the village of Valleseco, Gran Canaria island, Spain, 17 August 2019. Three roads had to be closed due to the fire. The island is on orange alert for hot temperatures reaching up to 37 Celsius degrees. EPA-EFE/Angel Medina G.

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Smoke rises from a forest fire in Tejeda, Gran Canaria. Photo: EPA-EFE

epa07768649 A helicopter battles with a forest fire in Tejeda, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, 11 August 2019. EPA-EFE/ELVIRA URQUIJO A.

epa07768648 A helicopter battles with a forest fire in Tejeda, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, 11 August 2019. EPA-EFE/ELVIRA URQUIJO A.

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epa07731981 Firefighters try to extinguish the fire of a house during the wildfire at Sarnada, near Macao, Portugal, 21 July 2019. According to reports, hundreds of firefighters, vehicles and planes are fighting at least three wildfires that broke out across central Portugal on 20 July and spread by strong wind. EPA-EFE/PAULO NOVAIS

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Blaze comes just five days after firefighters managed to contain a fire in the same area of the Canary Islands archipelago



Blaze comes just five days after firefighters managed to contain a fire in the same area of the Canary Islands archipelago.


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